In this music rhythm reading lesson I’ll show you how to understand some easy guitar strumming patterns. For Beginners learning how to strum guitar without pauses is super challenging, but by understanding whether to strum down or up can make all the difference.

This is video 1 of a new playlist (mini-course) focusing on strumming the guitar in a more musical manner. If you feel your strumming is dull and emotionless then this mini-course is for you. The strumming lessons in the course cover all the fundamentals you need to know to sound great when you play songs.

This video focuses on note divisions and when to use downstrokes and upstrokes to strum guitar efficiently. I’m BIG on efficiency as that leads to flow in your guitar playing.